Mirrors of Splendor
When John’s book was written, five generations had passed since the young rabbi taught. What stories would be remembered? His words and movements echoed still, like a bronze bowl singing as the wooden striker makes sweeping arcs around its rim. Jesus is praying to his Love, the Friend who’s heart beats within him, on behalf […]
A Graceful Exit – Mar. 29, 2021
“There’s a trick to the ‘graceful exit.’ It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over — and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that […]
Turning Loose
Turning loose is rarely graceful. I can’t think that there’s ever the right time to do so, especially the final letting go. Rarely are we ready. I certainly wasn’t. For me, it was a tug-o-war deal, yet the other side wasn’t pulling. My mom, growing weaker from an old illness, got sick over the holidays […]
Inner Work
Light and shadow live in all of us. A perennial truth. From where does the light come, and what is it that hides in the dark? Out on the edge of the wilderness, Mary and Joseph’s son walks toward the river where his cousin John is baptizing all who crave new life. In solidarity, he […]
